Stanchion



July l0, 1928. 1,676,568

H. w. MccANDLEss STANCHION Filed Dec. 9, 192'( HENRY W. MCCANDLESS, 0F NEW ALBANY, INDIANA.

STANGHION.

Application led December 9, 1927. Serial Na. 238,930.

My invention relates to stanchions as are used in barns and stables for up cattle,-particularly cows.

Briefly stated, my invention has such tying for its primary object to provide a device of this character which will be very simple, durable and inexpensive of construction, convenient to use and install, and which will give the animal much more freedom of movement than do other devices of its olas Another object of the invention is to furnish a stanchion which is capable of adjustment to cattle of inconvenience or loss of time.

The foregoing and invention are attained by means of a different sizes without other objects of the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and

in order that the same may stood, reference is had to the accom lng be better under- Pany. drawing which illustrates the now preferred embodiment of the invention. It is to be understood, of. course, that the invention is capable of various slight changes and modifications within the spirit and of the subject matter claimed.

In the drawing, wherein scope the same reference characters have been used to designate the same parts in all views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stanchion layout as contemplated by this invention;

Figure 2 is a partly broken and partly in section,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a fication.

Referring specifically numerals 5 and 6 denote, and lower horizontal beams spaced thirty-nine inches apart and located fragmentary elevational view and modito the drawing, respectively, upper about rearwardly of the mangers 7 These beams are designed, as shown,

of stanchions, and inasmuch asthe to support a plurality latter are identical a description of one will suflice for all.

Each stanchion comprehends a ch which is threaded through by the eye of an eyebolt chain 8 are secured to the eye of a s eyebolt 10. The Shanks 11 of the ey ain 8 a ring 9 carried 10. The ends of econd ebolts 10 extend loosely through holes 12 in the respective beams 5, 6. The length of the shanks 11 is considerable and this permits the eyebolts tobe adjusted toward or away from each other to create or take up slack in the chain 8 in an obvious manner so that the same may be made to accommodate the neck of a cow of predetermined size.

Nuts 13 threaded on the eyebolt Shanks 11 and disposed outwardly of washers 111 thereon bearing against the outer faces of the beams 5, 6 constitute the means for adjusting the bolt slianks 11 as aforesaid. The shanks l1 are freely rotatable in their. holes 12v and this coupled with the inherent flexibility of the chains 8 enables the animal to swing its head around about as it pleases whether lin a standing or reclining position.

One end of the chain 8 has a snap hook 15 to engage one of the eyes of upper eyebolt 10 whereby to removably confine the animals head in the stanchion.

While one chain 8 has lbeen described, yet it will be obvious that two chains could be used with their ends connected to the eyebolts 10.

:Figure 3 shows a modified form of the invention wherein the chain is threaded directly through the eye of an eyebolt 9a. y

The lower beam 6 is preferably supported about three inches above the' floor upon blocks or vthe like and is securely nailed down. vThe upper beam 5 may be suitably supported in any fashion so as to give it rigidityk suflicient to serve the purpose for which it is designed. Where the upper beam is particularly long the same is preferably supported intermediate its ends by means of brackets or hangers suspended from a suitable support above,-as for instancea rafter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A stanchion comprising a p-air of horizontal beams spaced from each other and having alined holes extending therethrough, relatively long eyebolts extending through said holes and rotatable and slidable therein, the eye heads of said bolts projecting v from opposed faces of said beams, nuts on lengths to suit the neck sizes of different said bolt shanks for limiting the movement animals. 1o of the eye heads toward each other, a pail` 2. The combination set forth in claim 1,-- of chain lengths connected to said eye heads and one of said chain lengths having a snap f for encompassing the neck of an animal, hook Which may be disengaged to admit the and the adjustment ofsaid eyebolts toward animals neck between the lengths. or away from each other serving to vary the In testimon whereof I aiiX my signature. lateral spreading capacity of said chain H NRY W. MCCANDLESS. 

